If you are using Windows XP did it understand what to do with .zip files? I don't
think it did. Later on Windows 7 had the native ability to extract zip files. Maybe
not multiple zip archives. Could the 7zip offering be for people who don't feel comfortable
with downloading an executable installer and have XP but no third part zip extractor
like Winzip which is not free. I'm just thinking out loud. And it you download that
7zip app if you walk your way through the install carefully you can opt-out of all the
extra fluff, tool bars, etc... but I would recommend going directly to 7zip's site. I
use it to split up and zip files that are say 20 megabytes and I want 4 megabytes
per archive to upload to my Yahoo groups who don't allow a file size over 4 megabytes,
From: Aubrey Turner <aubrey.c.turner@gmail.com>
To: chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2013 2:55 PM
Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Problem reported with Windows download?
After reloading the download page a few times, I got the 'green
download button' that someone reported earlier to appear. It is
indeed an ad, served by Google, and it points you to a download page
for what is ostensibly 7Zip (
http://www.download-21.com/7zip-20627cre/).
This download is most definitely not CHIRP and is not part of the
Chirp download page.
Of interest, the download, which technically includes 7Zip, also
includes a bevy of other software, including a variety of toolbars.
Here's what it has to say on that site:
"
Clicking this Download button starts DomaIQ™, it
manages your 7Zip installation. Additional software may be offered
to you via opt-in ads during the installation process."
So it's kind of unscrupulous on the part of "Zip App" (the sponsor
of the ad, according to the bottom of the banner), and it could
trick someone into downloading the "7Zip" utility instead of Chirp.
I don't know how whether an attachment will make it to the list, but
I've attached a screen shot of the ad, for any who may be interested
in what it looks like.
On 11/19/2013 01:44 PM, Jens J. wrote:
The ads on the right of the chirp.danplanet.com site
appear to be google syndicated ads.
Either
there was a bad (misleading) ad (totally possible) which you
would need to report to google, or you are locally
compromised (dns hijack, malware, etc).
I
still don't think it has anything to do w/ chirp website.
I realized the cause of the
problem that was reported to me. When I go to the chirp
site in a browser with no ad-blocker, there is an ad on
the right in the form of a green button saying "start
download" which installs malware on Windows machines.
Is there any way for the Chirp site owner to control
what ads are shown? Or does the site just get ads from
some ad server? I wouldn't be surprised if others are
being misdirected by this ad, causing them to go away
thinking that Chirp is just a malware site.
73,
-Eben / K6EBN
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